Oldest golf courses on record in Rhode Island

The oldest golf course on record in Rhode Island is Newport Country Club, which first opened for play in 1894, a year verified against a golf governing body and a source cited on Wikipedia. The 50 oldest golf courses in Rhode Island by recorded founding year, from Newport Country Club in Newport in 1894 to 2004. They are drawn from the 50 Rhode Island courses with a recorded founding year, 89% of the 56 listed here; the median founding year across that group is 1960. The rest carry no recorded year, so an older course may not appear on this list.

1. 1Newport Country ClubNewportPrivate1894 founded
2. 2Agawam HuntEast ProvidencePrivate1895 foundedPar 69 · 6,292 yds · 70.2/128
3. 3Point Judith Country ClubNarragansett PierPrivate1895 foundedPar 71
4. 4The Misquamicut ClubWatch HillPrivate1895 foundedPar 69 · 6,224 yds · 70.2/125
5. 5Sakonnet Golf ClubLittle ComptonPrivate1899 foundedPar 70
6. 6Pawtucket Country ClubPawtucketPrivate1902 foundedPar 69
7. 7Rhode Island Country ClubBarringtonPrivate1911 foundedPar 71
8. 8Wannamoisett Country ClubRumfordPrivate1914 foundedPar 69
9. 9Wanumetonomy Golf and Country ClubMiddletownPrivate1922 foundedPar 70
10. 10Winnapaug Country ClubWesterlyBookPublic1922 foundedPar 72
11. 11Montaup Country ClubPortsmouthBookPublic1923 foundedPar 71
12. 12Warwick Country ClubWarwickPrivate1924 foundedPar 69
13. 13Valley Country ClubWarwickPrivate1925 foundedPar 72
14. 14Potowomut Golf ClubEast GreenwichPrivate1927 foundedPar 71
15. 15West Warwick Country ClubCranstonBookPublic1928 foundedPar 35
16. 16Glocester Country ClubChepachetPrivate1929 foundedPar 35
17. 17Meadow BrookRichmondBookPublic1929 foundedPar 72 · 7,468 yds · 75.4/132
18. 18Triggs Memorial Golf CourseProvidenceBookPublic1932 foundedPar 72
19. 19Goddard Memorial State Golf CourseWarwickBookPublic1939 foundedPar 36
20. 20North Kingstown Golf CourseNorth KingstownBookPublic1946 foundedPar 70
21. 21Lincoln Country ClubLincolnPrivate1955 foundedPar 35
22. 22Green Valley Country ClubPortsmouthCallPublic1957 foundedPar 71
23. 23Coventry Pines Golf CourseCoventryBookPublic1959 foundedPar 36
24. 24Foster Country ClubFosterBookPublic1959 foundedPar 71
25. 25Quidnessett Country ClubNorth KingstownPrivate1959 foundedPar 72
26. 26Kirkbrae Country ClubLincolnPrivate1961 foundedPar 71
27. 27Laurel Lane Country ClubWest KingstonCallPublic1961 foundedPar 71
28. 28Midville Country ClubCranstonBookPublic1961 foundedPar 35
29. 29Alpine Country ClubCranstonPrivate1962 foundedPar 72
30. 30Weekapaug Golf ClubWesterly1962 foundedPar 36
31. 31Silver Spring Golf ClubEast ProvidenceBookPublic1963 foundedPar 32
32. 32Bristol Golf ParkBristolBookPublic1964 foundedPar 32
33. 33Country View Golf ClubHarrisvilleCallPublic1964 foundedPar 36
34. 34East Greenwich Golf ClubEast GreenwichCallPublic1964 foundedPar 36
35. 35Exeter Country ClubKingstonBookPublic1964 foundedPar 72
36. 36Kings Crossing Golf ClubNorth KingstownBookPublic1964 foundedPar 35
37. 37Harbor Lights Golf CourseWarwickBookPublic1965 foundedPar 36
38. 38Melody Hill Country ClubHarmonyBookPublic1967 foundedPar 70
39. 39Fairlawn Golf CourseLincolnBookPublic1969 foundedPar 27
40. 40Rolling Greens Golf CourseKingstonBookPublic1969 foundedPar 36
41. 41Cranston Country ClubCranstonBookPublic1974 foundedPar 71
42. 42Louisquisset Golf ClubNorth ProvidencePrivate1986 foundedPar 34
43. 43Richmond Country ClubRichmondBookPublic1992 foundedPar 71
44. 44Fenner Hill Country ClubHope ValleyBookPublic1999 foundedPar 72
45. 45The Aquidneck ClubPortsmouthPrivate2000 foundedPar 71 · 6,675 yds · 72.5/132
46. 46Wood River GolfHopkintonBookPublic2000 foundedPar 69
47. 47Beaver River Golf ClubWest KingstonBookPublic2001 foundedPar 70
48. 48Button HoleProvidenceBookPublic2001 foundedPar 27
49. 49Pinecrest Golf ClubCarolinaBookPublic2002 foundedPar 35
50. 50Crystal Lake Golf ClubMaplevilleBookPublic2004 foundedPar 71